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PATENTED' PEB I 16, 1904.'

A. E, CHN.

HSE SUPPOBTER.

, APPLIOATION FILED MAR, 27. 1903.

'HG MODEL.

NQ. vsaoss.

' UNITED STATES Patented Febmary 16, 1.91194.

PATENT OFFICE.

HOSE-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. ll52,035, ldated February 16, 1904.

Appleman sied Matth 2'?, 190s.

To all whom t may concern:

the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Hose-Supporter,

of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to Ahose-supporters; and it consists of certain novel parts and com'- bination of parts particularly pointed out in the claims. concluding this specication.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l1 shows a hose-supporter involving my invention. Figs. 2 and 3 show different modifications of the same, parts being brokexi.

The following is a description of the con' structions shown in the drawings, which illustrate `my invention in the forms in which I at' present prefer to embody it; but it will be understood that various modifications and changes may be made in details Without de-V parting from the invention and without exceeding the scope of the concluding claims. y

v4 4, Fig. 1, is a pad of inelastic material made in two parts united by a strip of elastic material 5. 5

6 6 are hose-supporters depending from the bottom of the pads f1 4, provided with buckles 7 7 and branched tapes 8 8, from the bottom of which stockingngaging members 9 9 9 9 are attached..

1,0 is a belt attached'to the 'upper edges of the pads 4 4, provided with a buckle 11, by which it is adjusted about the waist of the wearer.

The hose-supporter of Fig. 2, in which the belt `l() and the hose-supporting'strap 6 6j are broken oil", differs from the construction shown in Fig. L in the act'that the inelastic pads 1 4 are united together for a portion of their length by eyelets 12 12 or by other suitable means.'

``.'l`his form also has a strip-of elastic material 5a between the lower inelastic fabric portions Ulf/lof the pad.-: The hose-supporter of Fig. 3, in which the belt 10j and the liosesupporting tapes 6 Gare f Serial No. 149,779. (No model.)

broken oil, diii'es from the construction shown Be it known that I, ADOLP'H H. COHN, of the 1 city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in

in Fig. 1, in that the elastic element uniting the parts of the pad is not continuous, but is spaces inter-` inade up of bands 5b 5b 5, with vening between them.

I am aware of the fact that it is not new to employ inhose-supporters a pad supported byelastic element in the supporter. .By doi-ng so I improve the-appearance and increase the .freedom and ease of'lmovementof the wearer. What I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-w V v I 1. Inahose-supportent@combination with a belt and stocking-supporting tapes of a pad made of a plurality of inelastic sections andan elastic element intervening between said sec: tions.

2. Inahose-supporter, the combination with a belt and stocking-supporting tapes of a pad made of a plurality of inelastic sections and an elastic element intervening between and uniting said sections.

3.: Ina hose-supporter the combination with A suitable means of support and stocking-supporting tapes, of a pad composed of a, pluralityof sections secured together by elastic `ineans.

, Intestimony whereof Ihave signed my name in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses. COI-IN.'

. Witnesses:

" Y. EDGAR RULE,

CmiBLns Barmen. 

